can you die from eating a habanero pepper whole. I want to give it to someone but im not sure what will happen. can you die from eating one?
2006-10-27 11:35:12 · 6 answers · asked by aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I don't think so, I have some now in my garden, I eat all the time, not dead yet.
2006-10-27 11:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by avery 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peppers are rated by something called a Scoville unit, and Habaneros are well over 300,000 scoville units. The other peppers are are all less than 20,000. Just a small bite of a habanero is not deadly but it can cause severe pain. I saw a lady eat one on fear factor and she was a wreck. Imagine it when it comes out the other end too. Think of another joke, or this friend will be gone.
2006-10-28 00:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by nicksriders 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can, if you have an allergy to some component within the habanero pepper. You can cause extreme respiratory stress, and that could lead to some very nasty complications, including shock, aspiration, etc. Profuse sweating, etc.; pain, actual pain, even. This is not a good prank to play on anyone.
I had someone sneak a hot chili pepper in on me, and I am asthmatic. Because of the respiratory stress, tearing from the eyes, inability to breathe normally, I had an asthmatic attack.
Please do NOT do this as a joke.
2006-10-27 13:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by libbysmom52 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Q: Can you die from eating one?
A: No.
However, you're going to put that person under a load of stress for at least a half-hour. Their mouth is going to feel like it's on fire the entire time. They won't be able to do anything but tend to the predicament you got them into. That means if they have somewhere they have to be that day, it's not a wise idea to let them do it.
They need lots (and I mean lots) of cheese and milk to put out the burning sensation. So don't do it, unless you have a big block of cheese around, and at least a half-gallon of milk.
Eating a habanero results in some of the worst pain you'll ever feel in your lifetime. I don't know what would be funnier, the look on your friend's face, or the look on your face (after you see what kind of pain your friend is in). Because they're not going to forget that.
2006-10-27 11:55:30 · answer #4 · answered by Paul 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Habanero peppers are extreamly hot. I wouldnt give it to someone to eat as a joke or anything at least not whole. Some people can choke cause they are so hot.
2006-10-27 11:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by Baby boy blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but have about a gallon of milk handy to wash it down with and take the burn away. The worst thing that will happen is tyhe person's face will melt off and they'll throw up.
2006-10-27 11:43:37 · answer #6 · answered by purrr:) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋